Canton North Carolina ZIP Codes

Canton holds a single ZIP code.

Every ZIP code in Canton

The complete list of Canton, North Carolina ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
28716Haywood County

We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Canton codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.

Scope every ZIP code recorded for Canton. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Canton ZIP code begins 287. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of North Carolina. Statewide that range covers 87 ZIP codes, so Canton accounts for 1% of it.

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Area codes covering Canton

ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Canton occupies.

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Where Canton's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Canton ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates.
  • Reference points and footprint
  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near Canton

The closest places to Canton with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Clyde North Carolina ZIP codes4.3 mi1 ZIP code
Waynesville North Carolina ZIP codes9.8 mi2 ZIP codes
Maggie Valley North Carolina ZIP codes13 mi1 ZIP code
Asheville North Carolina ZIP codes16 mi11 ZIP codes
Mills River North Carolina ZIP codes17 mi1 ZIP code
Arden North Carolina ZIP codes17 mi1 ZIP code
Weaverville North Carolina ZIP codes19 mi1 ZIP code
Fletcher North Carolina ZIP codes20 mi1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.